suffixes Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
Q
-algia
A
pain
2
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-asthenia
A
weakness
3
Q
-cele
A
protrusion
4
Q
-dynia
A
pain
5
Q
-cytosis
A
abnormal cell condition
6
Q
-ectasis
A
dilated
7
Q
-edema
A
swelling
8
Q
-emesis
A
vomiting
9
Q
-emetic
A
pertaining to vomiting
10
Q
-emia
A
blood condition
11
Q
-ia
A
condition
12
Q
-iasis
A
abnormal condition
13
Q
-ism
A
state of
14
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
15
Q
-lith
A
stone
16
Q
A
17
Q
-lysis
A
to destroy
18
Q
-lytic
A
destruction
19
Q
-malacia
A
abnormal softening
20
Q
-megaly
A
enlarged
21
Q
-oma
A
tumor/mass
22
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
23
Q
-pathy
A
disease
24
Q
-penia
A
too few
25
-phobia
fear
26
-plegia
paralysis
27
-ptosis
drooping
28
-rrhage
abnormal flow
29
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
30
-rrhea
discharge
31
-rrhexis
rupture
32
-sclerosis
hardening
33
-spasm
involuntary muscle contraction
34
-stasis
stopping of flow
35
-stenosis
narrowing
36
-toxic
poison
37
-uria
urine condition
38
-clasia
surgurical breaking
39
-desis
surgical fusing
40
-ectomy
surgical removal
41
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
42
-otomy
cutting into
43
-pexy
surgical fixation
44
-plasty
surgical repair
45
-tome
instrument to cut
46
-trispy
surgical crushing
47
-rrhaphy
to sulture
48
-centesis
puncture to withdraw
49
-gram
a record
50
-graph
instrument for recording
51
-graphy
process of recording
52
-manometer
instrument for measuring pressure
53
-meter
instrument for measuring
54
-metry
process of measuring
55
-scope
instrument for viewing
56
-scopy
process of visually examining
57
-cle
small
58
-cyesis
pregnancy
59
-cyte
cell
60
-derma
skin condition
61
-dipsia
thirst
62
-esthesia
feeling/sensation
63
-gen
that which produces
64
-genesis
produces
65
-genic
producing
66
-globin
producing
67
-globulin
protein
68
-gravida
pregnancy
69
-kinesia
movement
70
-oid
resembling
71
-ole
small
72
-opia
vision
73
-opsy
view of
74
-osmia
sense of smell
75
-oxia
oxygen
76
-para
to bear (offspring)
77
-partum
childbirth
78
-pepsia
digestion
79
-phagia
eating/smallowing
80
-phasia
speech
81
-phil
attracted to
82
-phonia
without
83
-plasia
formation of cells
84
-plasm
formation
85
-pnea
breathing
86
-poiesis
formation
87
-porosis
bone
88
-ptysis
spitting
89
-therapy
treatment
90
-thorax
chest
91
-trophic
development
92
-ule
small
93
-er
one who
94
-iatric
medical specialty
95
-iatrist
physician
96
-iatry
medical treatment
97
-ician
specialist
98
-ist
specialist
99
-logist
one of studies
100
-logy
one who studies
